Do You Expect Success or Is It Just a Passing Thought?

The Most Important Things for Home Business Success

Years ago, I struggled to find success with one home-based business after another. This cycle of failure was not fun; in fact, it was downright depressing. The meager income, if any, couldn’t even begin to make a dent in the pile of expenses. How can this be? I was doing well with my job in the corporate world. I had good performance reviews and received recognition for my work.

It was quite a blow to my ego to be able to succeed when working for somebody else and yet fail when trying to work for myself. I had plenty of company since the majority of people with a home business have been in a similar situation. That’s right; most of us, at some point, were better at working for others than we were at working for ourselves.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to stay that way! So, what does it take to turn things around?

The things that are most vital to our success can be identified by the letters T, A, D, and A.

It’s easy to remember Ta-Da, which is the sound often heard when a magician does his thing. That seems appropriate because when we make the transition from failure to success, it certainly feels as though something magical is happening.

T - Tenacity
A - Attitude
D – Desire
A - Action

Tenacity can be described best by looking at other words with similar meanings, such as resolve, firmness, persistence, doggedness, steadfastness, drive and determination. It’s what my grandfather called stick-to-itiveness, although he pronounced it stick-to-it-enoughs. It simply means the ability to stick-to-it until it’s done.

A positive attitude is essential for success. This includes your mind-set as well as your belief in yourself and your ability to reach your ultimate goal. Yes, there might be an obstacle pop up now and then, but I think you’ll find out, as I did, that the fear of an obstacle is usually much larger than the obstacle itself. When I faced an obstacle head-on rather than let the fear of it whittle away at my self-confidence, I was soon able to continue making good progress toward my goal.

A great quote from Henry Ford really sums up attitude and mind-set;
“Whether you think you can or can’t… you’re absolutely right!”

Desire is the reason you want to reach your goal in the first place. Whatever you want to do / be / have, you need a reason to do what it takes to make it happen. Call it motivation, a burning desire, or your life’s ambition; you need a reason to keep moving toward that goal. Without a good solid reason (your “WHY”) you run the risk of getting sidetracked or giving up altogether long before you reach the goal.

Action is a must-do part of the plan; it’s not an option. Having your desire and positive mind-set cranked up to 100% won’t matter much if your action is at/near zero. For a home business, action might include activities like reading, learning, contacting people who want more information, responding to email messages, sending postcards, and keeping in touch with your downline and upline.

Whether your home-based business involves niche marketing, affiliate marketing, or multi-level-marketing (MLM), you need to have the characteristics outlined above in order to have any measure of genuine success.

With Ta-Da, there really is magic in what you do!

Two Videos with Inspirational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes - Parts 1 and 2

I found these great videos on YouTube a short while after I did the post that featured a collection of success quotes. Quotes are good, but quotes with interesting images are even better.

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Part 2:

Quotes About Success Are Motivational and Encouraging

I really like a good quote; it can deliver a powerful, yet brief, message that comes from the wisdom and/or experience of the quote’s author.

This collection of quotes includes some of the best ones I know of that relate to the topic of success.

You can probably find a couple of them that have a special meaning for you and when you apply the underlying message, the results could have a profoundly positive impact on your life!

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”
~ William Feather ~

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt ~

“People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but unwilling to improve themselves, they therefore remain bound.”
~ James Allen ~

“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.”
~ Thomas Edison ~

“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale ~

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~

“Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”
~ William James ~

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
~ Mark Twain ~

“Someday I hope to enjoy enough of what the world calls success so that someone will ask me, “What’s the secret of it?” I shall say simply this: “I get up when I fall down.”
~ Paul Harvey ~

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
~ Henry Ford ~

“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.”
~ Samuel Johnson ~

“Four steps to achievement: plan purposefully, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.”
~ William A. Ward ~

“Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.”
~ Dr. Willis R. Whitney ~

“Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”
~ Aristotle ~

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
~ John Wooden ~

“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
~ Sir Winston Churchill ~

“No man is ever whipped, until he quits – in his own mind.”
~ Napoleon Hill ~

“Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.”
~ Zig Ziglar ~

“The first secret of success? Self trust.”
~ Emerson ~

“The greatest risk in life is to risk NOTHING… The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing….“
~ Norman Vincent Peale ~

“Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.”
~ Washington Irving ~

“When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply-rooted, powerful motivation – it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.”
~ Les Brown ~

“My life seems like one long obstacle course, with me as the chief obstacle.”
~ Jack Paar ~

“Concentrated thoughts produce desired results.”
~ Zig Ziglar ~